X-ray spectra of the Fe-L complex - II. Atomic data constraints from the EBIT experiment and X-ray grating observations of Capella

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Table 1.

Terminology of the relevant Fe XVII lines.

Name	Wavelength (Å) ^(a)	Transition	Channel	Formation ^(b)
3C	15.014	2s²2p⁶ (¹S₀)−2s²2p⁵3d (¹P₁)	3d−2p	Mainly DE
3D	15.261	2s²2p⁶ (¹S₀)−2s²2p⁵3d (³D₁)	3d−2p	Mainly DE
3E	15.453	2s²2p⁶ (¹S₀)−2s²2p⁵3d (³P₁)	3d−2p	DE and DR cascades
3F	16.780	2s²2p⁶ (¹S₀)−2s²2p⁵3s (³P₁)	3s−2p	DE, RE, DR, II, RR
3G	17.051	2s²2p⁶ (¹S₀)−2s²2p⁵3s (¹P₁)	3s−2p	DE, RE, DR, II, RR
M2	17.096	2s²2p⁶ (¹S₀)−2s²2p⁵3s (³P₂)	3s−2p	DE, RE, DR, II, RR

Notes.

^(a)

Measured wavelengths by Brown et al. (1998).

^(b)

DE: direct excitation; RE: resonant excitation; DR: dielectronic recombination; II: innershell ionization; RR: radiative recombination.

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